interchangeable
/ɪntɚˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbl̩/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.28 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Freely substitutable; that may be swapped at will.
adj
Following each other in alternate succession; alternating.
noun
Anything that can be interchanged; a substitute.
Example Sentences
- "Eli Whitney's development of interchangeable parts was a breakthrough for modern manufacturing. Prior to that, each part had to be made custom."
- "Constructional features of the railbus include the use of rubber suspension for axlebox/underframe and underframe/body mountings, the use of B.U.T. power transmission equipment, many components of which are interchangeable with those on British Railways standard railcars, power-operated sliding doors, and an absence of normal sidebuffers or drawgear."
- "Sometimes the same words mean opposite things. Sometimes the opposite is true. Shock absorbers are called shocks. Slow down and slow up are interchangeable."
- "The English, until relatively recently, seem to have imagined “English” and “British” to be interchangeable, as if Britain was just a bigger England."
Etymology
Etymology tree English interchange Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English interchangeable From interchange + -able.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪntɚˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbl̩/